Mark C Kanaly

Mark C. Kanaly Has published 20 articles for Law Elite Network.

Co-Chair of Alston & Bird’s Corporate Area, encompassing Corporate & Securities, Finance, Financial Services, Health Care, Investment Funds, and Real Estate.

Former Chair of the firm’s Partners Committee and Financial Services & Products Group.

Advises financial-services companies on Mergers & Acquisitions, IPOs, Capital Raises, Corporate Governance, and Regulatory Matters.

Holds a B.S.E. in Finance from the Wharton School and a J.D. from the University of Oklahoma College of Law.

Covers Banking & Finance, Corporate Law, Securities, Capital Markets, Financial Services, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Regulatory Matters.

Recognized by Best Lawyers in America in Banking & Finance, Corporate, and Securities/Capital Markets Law.

Named Atlanta “Lawyer of the Year” for Financial Services Regulation Law in 2025.

Experience

Mark C. Kanaly is a senior legal professional and Co-Chair of Alston & Bird’s Corporate Area, which includes the firm’s Corporate & Securities, Finance, Financial Services, Health Care, Investment Funds, and Real Estate groups.

Kanaly advises financial-services companies on complex mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, capital raises, corporate governance, and regulatory matters. He has extensive experience across banking, finance, securities, capital markets, and financial services.

Kanaly has published 20 articles for Law Elite Network, contributing expert perspectives on corporate transactions, financial services, banking and finance, securities, capital markets, and regulatory issues.

He holds a B.S.E. in Finance from the Wharton School, earned in 1993, and a J.D. from the University of Oklahoma College of Law, earned in 1996. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America in Banking & Finance, Corporate, and Securities/Capital Markets Law and was named Atlanta “Lawyer of the Year” for Financial Services Regulation Law in 2025.

His experience advising financial-services companies provides Law Elite Network readers with informed perspectives on complex corporate, financial, securities, and regulatory matters.